February 5th, 1765

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Born on February 5th, 1765 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 5th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 5th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1765)

Born on February 5th, 1765

Weekday

Tuesday

February 5th, 1765 was a Tuesday.

Age

259

People born on February 5th, 1765 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 259 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1765 - February 19th, 1765

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 94,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 321 days, exactly on March 14th, 2025, people who were born on February 5th, 1765 will be 95,000 days old!

94,679 Days

13,525 Weeks

3,110 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 5th?

February 5th, 2009

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

February 5th, 2008

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

February 5th, 2004

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

February 5th, 2000

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

February 5th, 1958

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

February 5th, 1923

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

February 5th, 1917

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

February 5th, 1913

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

February 5th, 1909

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

February 5th, 1869

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

February 5th, 1861

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

February 5th, 1818

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

February 5th, 1637

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

February 5th, 2019

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

February 5th, 1985

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 5th?

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

Neymar

Brazilian association football player

*February 5th, 1992, Mogi das Cruzes

Fireboy DML

Nigerian singer

*February 5th, 1995, Ogun State

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

Laura Linney

American actress (born 1964)

*February 5th, 1964, Manhattan

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

*February 5th, 1969, Newport

Carlos Tevez

Argentine association football player

*February 5th, 1984, Buenos Aires

Abhishek Bachchan

Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

*February 5th, 1976, Mumbai

H. R. Giger

Swiss artist (1940–2014)

*February 5th, 1940, Chur †May 12th, 2014, Zürich

Daniel Balavoine

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952–1986)

*February 5th, 1952, Alençon †January 14th, 1986, Gourma-Rharous

Chinedu Ede

German association football player

*February 5th, 1987, Berlin

Thekla Carola Wied

German actress

*February 5th, 1944, Wrocław

Samuel Sánchez

Spanish former professional road bicycle racer

*February 5th, 1978, Oviedo

Frank Pagelsdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 5th, 1958, Hanover

Heinrich Gentz

German architect (1766-1811)

*February 5th, 1766, Wrocław †October 3rd, 1811, Berlin

David Wiesner

American children's illustrator and writer

*February 5th, 1956, Bridgewater Township

Same year
Born in 1765

William IV

King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837

*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

*September 18th, 1765, Belluno †June 1st, 1846, Rome

Robert Fulton

American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)

*November 14th, 1765, Little Britain Township †February 24th, 1815, New York City

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Marshal of France (1765-1844)

*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris

Thomas Attwood

English composer and organist (1765-1838)

*November 23rd, 1765, London †March 24th, 1838, London

Nicéphore Niépce

French inventor and photographer (1765-1833)

*March 7th, 1765, Chalon-sur-Saône †July 5th, 1833, Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Jean Gabriel Marchand

French general

*December 10th, 1765, L'Albenc †January 12th, 1851, Saint-Ismier

Johann Friedrich Pfaff

German mathematician (1765-1825)

*December 22nd, 1765, Stuttgart †April 21st, 1825, Halle (Saale)

Domingo Matheu

Argentine politician and businessman (1765-1831)

*August 4th, 1765, Mataró †March 28th, 1831, Buenos Aires

Félix de Beaujour

French diplomat, politician, historian, and French ambassador to the United States (1765-1836)

*December 28th, 1765, Callas †July 1st, 1836, Paris

Johann Friedrich Abegg

Professor of theology

*November 30th, 1765, Roxheim †December 16th, 1840, Heidelberg

Richard Westall

English painter (1765-1836)

*January 2nd, 1765, Norwich †December 4th, 1836, London

Paolo Ruffini

Italian mathematician and physician (1765-1845)

*September 22nd, 1765, Valentano †May 10th, 1822, Modena

Ray Greene

US Senator and Rhode Island Attorney General (1765-1849)

*February 2nd, 1765, Warwick †January 11th, 1849, Warwick

Christiane Vulpius

Mistress and wife of Goethe

*June 1st, 1765, Weimar †June 6th, 1816, Weimar

Sylvestre François Lacroix

French mathematician (1765-1843)

*April 28th, 1765, Paris †May 24th, 1843, Paris

Emma, Lady Hamilton

Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765-1815)

*April 26th, 1765, Neston †January 15th, 1815, Calais

Jean Conan

French poet (1765-1834)

*September 3rd, 1765, Guingamp †December 18th, 1834

Václav Thám

Czech playwright and actor

*October 26th, 1765, Prague †January 1st, 1816, Galicia

François-Antoine Jecker

*November 14th, 1765, Hirtzfelden †September 30th, 1834, Montgeron

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 5th.

26 Martyrs of Japan (in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Anglican Church in Japan)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

Constitution Day (Mexico)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Mexico

Crown Princess Mary's birthday (Denmark)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Denmark

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Solidarity_Day

Liberation Day (San Marino)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino

Runeberg's Birthday (Finland)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Ludvig_Runeberg

Unity Day (Burundi)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Burundi

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.II.MDCCLXV

5.2.1765

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1765 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1765

February 1765

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5					1	2	3
6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
8	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
9	25	26	27	28

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February 5th, 1765

Born on February 5th, 1765

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 94,000 days old!

94,679 Days

13,525 Weeks

3,110 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 5th?

The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.

Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.

At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.

After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.

Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.

The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.

Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.

Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.

Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.

In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.

Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.

Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic.

Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.

The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 5th

Same Day Who's birthday is on February 5th?

Same year Born in 1765

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 5th

Adelaide of Vilich

Agatha of Sicily

Avitus of Vienne

Bertulf (Bertoul) of Renty

Ingenuinus (Jenewein)

Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson (Episcopal Church (United States))

26 Martyrs of Japan (in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Anglican Church in Japan)

February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Mexico)

Crown Princess Mary's birthday (Denmark)

Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan)

Liberation Day (San Marino)

Runeberg's Birthday (Finland)

Unity Day (Burundi)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.2.1765

Legend

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Age in days, weeks and months
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February 1765